U of A Students Needed to Work with Children with Autism at Two-Week Camp
University of Arkansas students interested in working with children with autism spectrum disorders can learn about applied behavior analysis while earning three semester hours at a two-week camp in Rogers.
Camp Connect, scheduled for July 21 to Aug. 1, was made possible by Fellowship Bible Church in Rogers, which is donating facility space, personnel and materials, in partnership with Project Connect at the University of Arkansas and the university’s applied behavior analysis program in the College of Education and Health Professions.
Undergraduates interested in working at the camp may contact Elizabeth Lorah, assistant professor of special education, at lorah@uark.edu.
Graduate students studying applied behavior analysis for a master’s degree in special education or a graduate certificate will teach a morning class for the U of A undergraduate students. The undergraduates will then work the rest of the day with the children with autism, who will range in age from kindergarten through fifth grade, while the graduate students supervise.
The free camp will include both inside and outside activities such as toys, games, arts and crafts, socialization and music.
The church will provide staff members and junior volunteers for supervision, too, and peer mentors will be paired with each child with autism. The peer mentor will be a child of similar age who does not have autism.
Contacts
Heidi Wells, director of communications
College of Education and Health Professions
479-575-3138,
heidisw@uark.edu
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